How to Get Health Benefits at Work
Male: Is someone isn’t offered health benefits at work, is there anything they can do about it?
Bob: Today, over 50 percent of small businesses do not offer health insurance benefits to their employees. So, if you’re one of those employees that is not getting covered by your employer, you’re not alone by any means, it’s happening to a significant number of employees today. The good news is you’re not out of luck. You don’t have to go without health insurance. In fact I would encourage you not to go without health insurance. Many of these employees now are going out and shopping for health insurance on their own. Their buying their own plan for themselves and if they’re married or have a family, they’re buying coverage for their spouse and their children as well. And so the good news is, there is product available, the internet’s a great place to go shop for it. You can go out, put your zip code in, your birth date and immediately you’re gonna see all the different health plans that are available in your specific area. And you can then start the process of comparing and choosing and evaluating prices and so on. And so, you know, don’t go without health insurance, simply because you’re employer is not covering you. Go out, it can be affordable, it is available, sign up for a plan. And the power of getting your own plan, frankly is, you’re now on the driver seat and when you go to work, you don’t have to worry about health insurance from your employer ever again.